CSL Niagara under Aerial Lift Bridge

The CSL Niagara and the CSL Laurentien will both be here today to load taconite at the CN dock. They don’t come here very often but for some reason, they seem to show up when it is cold. Last season, both were here a total of 10 times. Five of those trips were in December and January. This year, the CSL Laurentien appeared here on March 23, coming down from Thunder Bay to get an early start on the season. It was the first boat to arrive that hadn’t spent the winter in the port. It is very unusual for a Canadian boat to be here that early since the Soo Locks would not be open that early. They have been here this season only 6 times. They almost always load taconite or coal when here. Above, the CSL Niagara comes under the Lift Bridge in January, 2005.